The Department has no agencies to report on.
The details of the buildings occupied by the Department’s non-departmental public bodies where the lease is due for renewal in the next four years are given as follows.
Occupier/address Date of expiry CAFCASS Brimington Road, Chesterfield 30 October 2008 Charter House, Ilford 24 December 2008 Edward House, Stockport 31 March 2009 Printing House Street, Birmingham 24 September 2009 87 Manchester Road, Rochdale 31 October 2009 Southway, Bedford 24 November 2009 Archway Tower, London 21 December 2009 Southgate, Chichester 1 February 2010 Gough Street, Wolverhampton 31 March 2010 Lathom Road, Southport 31 March 2010 Lesser Knowlethorpe 12 October 2010
The Department for Children, Schools and Families is committed to meet the requirements of all environmental legislation; and continually improve its environmental performance through the regular review of its management system. The Department's energy efficiency policy does not differentiate between (a) rented and (b) owned properties.
Changes to energy efficiency:
(i) Since 2002/03 a reduction in energy efficiency of 7.5 per cent.
(ii) Since1 1999/00 a reduction in energy efficiency of 8.2 per cent.
1 Data is not available prior to this period.
Information on energy efficiency has been taken from the latest published “Sustainable Development in Government Return” and covers the years 1999/00 to 2006/07. The information from this return is for the Department's buildings as a whole and cannot be split into individual buildings. Only buildings carrying out central Government business are included within this return.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has adopted Sustainable Development in Government targets on energy efficiency and progress is monitored through the Department's environmental management system, encompassing current and any new (a) rented and (b) owned properties.
It is not departmental practice to hire out rooms in its buildings.